SIMO Stock — Silicon Motion Technology Corporation

Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (SIMO)

Updated October 16, 2026.

SIMO is a Stock. its distribution rate is 1.09%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.95%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 89/100 (Safe). Total return is 2751.9% over the past 21.3 years, 1907.9 points ahead of SPY at 844.0%.

Silicon Motion Technology Corporation designs and develops NAND flash controllers for solid-state storage devices, serving markets including personal computers, enterprise data centers, smartphones, and industrial and automotive applications. The company offers a modest current distribution rate paid quarterly. Silicon Motion appeals primarily to investors seeking technology sector exposure with modest current income, rather than those prioritizing high dividend yield.

SIMO performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 2751.9% over the past 21.3 years, 1907.9 points ahead of SPY at 844.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 131.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 37.9%.

SIMO key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

89 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.97%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/30/2005

Distribution rate

1.09%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.95%

5-year average yield

1.63

Last close

$211.30 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$7,164,810,056

Average volume

579500.0

Dividend

$0.575

Ex-dividend date

11/05/2026

Beta

1.682

Payout ratio

26.5%

P/E ratio

27.26

Forward P/E

19.5695

EPS

$7.75

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.09%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.95%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

SIMO risks and drawbacks

SIMO's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 37.9%.

Who may consider SIMO — and who may not

SIMO may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (SIMO pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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